Stockholmboys
18. Apr, 2019 
0 Comments
Stockholm
Sympathy For The Devilish
Trailers & Mo
R | 92 min
Stockholm syndrome (where hostages end up sympathizing with their captors) – must have something to do with Stockholm, Sweden, eh? YES!!! And apparently I never thought to wiki-look that up (which makes no sense, considering how crazed I am for all things Patty Hearst), so was pleased to learn all about its origin in the loopy, fernetic, panicked and fun Robert Budreau film, aptly named… Stockholm!
So…. Stockholm, what happened there? A guy (Ethan Hawke) robbed a bank, IN STOCKHOLM, in 1973!! But he wanted more than money! He wanted a mate (Mark Strong, with a solid wig for his bald dome) sprung from prison, and for both of them to escape to freedom. As with a lot of robberies (both in real life and in reel life), not everything goes according to plan. The guy has to take hostages (Noomi Rapace!! + 2 others) in order to get his demands met. The police weren’t used to this kinda thing, cause these things didn’t really happen in the capital of Sweden, and so confusion and chaos and winging it on both sides ensure. And as the situation lingers and lingers and lingers, the hostages… start to… sympathize… with their… captors!!!
BOOM!
Lesson learned, and in such entertaining (70s) fashion!Â
Verdictgo: Jeepers Mos Def Worth A Peepers
Stockholm takes stock currently in limited releaseÂ
and until next thyme the balcony is clothed…
